Campaign & Communications Lead

The Jewish Council of Australia is an organisation of Jewish people in Australia who are committed to the Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), calling out injustice, challenging assumptions and promoting debate. We work towards ending antisemitism and all forms of racism and we support Palestinian freedom and justice.

The Jewish Council is independent, non-partisan and is a registered charity. We work with partner and interfaith organisations across different communities, as well as across government, the media and institutions, to combat racism in all of its forms and promote human rights.

The Role

The Jewish Council is growing, and we’re looking for someone with experience in strategy, communications, campaigning and marketing to come on board as our second full-time staff member.

Given we are currently such a small team, we are looking for an all-rounder who is comfortable working autonomously, and as part of a tight-knit team that includes volunteers, contractors and casual employees.

The Campaign & Communications Lead will be responsible for contributing to the planning and execution of the Jewish Council’s campaign work, with a focus on delivering outstanding communications across traditional and digital media channels. The role reports to the Executive Director of the Jewish Council.

This is a full-time role on an initial 1 year contract, with the intention of a permanent extension subject to available funding. Part-time and flexible working arrangements will be considered for the right candidate. Our team is mostly based in Sydney and Melbourne, but we are open to candidates in other locations.

We are considering applications from Jewish and non-Jewish applicants.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a central role in working with a team to develop and implement impactful political and fundraising campaigns with clear, strategic messaging and visual assets
• Create high quality and impactful supporter communications, media releases, emails, social media, video and website content
• Manage the Council’s day-to-day media work including maintaining media lists, developing relationships with journalists, pitching stories, and triaging inquiries
• Lead the Council’s organic social media strategy across all platforms, delivering engaging graphic and video content
• Plan and execute digital advertising to grow our community of supporters, including content creation, ad programming, building landing pages and optimising user journey
• Build and maintain relationships with key civil society stakeholders and partner organisations
• Support the execution of fundraising communications such as supporter emails and donor updates
• Provide support for event organising, including event promotion, management and organising
• Identifying opportunities to improve the way the Council works and supporting on a range of operational and administrative functions as needed

Selection criteria

Essential:

• Strategic thinker with sound political judgment and strong alignment with Jewish Council values
• Strong issue area knowledge relating to antisemitism, Palestine, and racial justice
• Outstanding written, visual and verbal communication skills
• Experience in social media and content creation, with a strong understanding of the way audiences engage on these platforms
• Good working knowledge of best practice digital campaigning including web, CRM, and email
• Organised, self-directed and able to juggle tasks in a small team

Desirable:

• Experience in developing and implementing political and fundraising campaigns
• Comms experience in advocacy, not-for-profit or community spaces
• Experience with strategic media engagement and relationship-building with journalists
• Fundraising experience with small dollar, mid and/or major donors
• Experience with digital acquisitions campaigns, ideally in a political or not-for-profit context

We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible.

• If you have any questions, or would like a confidential discussion about the role, please email ***email_hidden*** using the subject line: Campaign & Communications Lead - Sydney / Melbourne / Remote enquiry via EthicalJobs.